Have you ever read a typically hilarious Dave Barry column, but forgotten to clip it? Or maybe you didn't buy the newspaper one day, and worried that you missed his funniest essay of all time. With all the pressures of daily life, not to mention the need to recycle newspapers, it's hard to keep track of every one of Dave's columns. Thankfully, some clever marketers have come up with a foolproof solution: Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus, a hysterical compilation of his best pieces. Hear all about Dave's unfortunate Wheel of Fortune appearance, his "non-lunch" with Hillary Rodham Clinton, and much more from a guy who knows where he's coming from.
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Cover Photograph © The Miami Herald/Al Diaz; Copyright ©1997 by Dave Barry; Copyright (P)1997 by Dove Audio, Inc.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
...and he is also the best one from the Earth!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus (Hardcover)
For starters, this could easily be the best Dave Barry's collection of columns ever.His account on the Very First Thanksgiving, his solution to the Drug Problem (thru the use of modern packaging) and his depiction of the fears that bees inflict upon him, are just some of the bits that really make this one of his best books. Dave Barry is the master of humor synthesis. And in "...from Venus and Mars" he demonstrates it again and again. He also goes back to the typical use of hyperboles (the closing of an article re-taking a priorly referred subject) and also is great again on his "mind" and "I.Q." level comparisons. His keen (real keen) sense of observation it's poured easily and with grace on these pages. You cannot avoid laughter. But it's a laughter with a sense of "familiarity": I'm laughing at this, yes. But, oh, my gosh, this is also SO TRUE!. If you don't know the works of Dave Barry you are just missing the works of (as the New York Times once put it) "the funniest man alive". Read this book. It's a great start for a great addiction. And, in the end, you'll be experiencing the same consequence than me: mainly, the need to have, read. and re-read ALL of his books. By the way, a piece of advice on the picture that appears on page 143. The person shown on the left IS Stephen King, and it's not a fake picture. The caption in this picture is funny, as the rest of the captions in the other black and white Dave's pictures that appear randomly thru the book. It's great to see a younger Dave Barry (and to see even a photograph of his Catholic Confirmation certificate) to feel closer to the life and circumstances of one of the finest humor brains ever: the brain of the author of "...from venus AND Mars", Mr. Dave Barry. Believe me. It's impossible (absolutely IMPOSSIBLE) not to laugh reading him! Get this book and ...enjoy!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dave Barry drops off,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus (Paperback)
Although I love Dave Barry, and his writing always cracks me up, this is by far the least funny of his books. A far better book to start with is Dave Barry's Greatest Hits, or Dave Barry's only travel guide you'll ever need.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Vintage Dave Barry,
By raphael@asu.edu (Tempe, Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus (Paperback)
Dave Barry Is From Mars And Venus is probably his best work yet (even displacing the hilarious Dave Barry Does Japan). All the essays touch some hidden button that makes the audience gasp while holding its sides with laughter, "Yes! I know exactly what he's talking about!" Also notable are the small handful of essays where he sheds the slapstick facade for a few seconds for a rare look at the bitterness and anger he feels towards certain institutions of America. Definitely a must-buy for any Dave Barry fan.
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